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Hotel Information: Although there's an air-conditioned reception room, the lobby consists of an expansive, covered, veranda area furnished with plants and leather-and-wood rocking chairs. This exemplifies the sun-and-shade, rest-and-relaxation ambience--also featuring ponds, tiered fountains, and flowering gardens--that has attracted guests since the Hotel Playa Mazatlan opened in 1955 as one of Mazatlán's first resorts.
Amenity highlights: Located in quiet courtyards are three heated pools, one paired with a 4.5-meter-wide (15-ft) spa tub and bordered by a jungle rock garden with waterfall and koi pond. The hotel's long beach frontage features oversized thatched-roof palapas for shade. A popular draw throughout Mazatlán, the hotel's Fiesta Mexicana folkloric show and buffet dinner, is presented 2-4 times weekly (depending on season) in an air-conditioned theater.
Insider tip: The hotel is an oasis of tranquility in Mazatlán's Golden Zone resort district. But across the street and on both ends of the hotel are dozens of shops, restaurants, cafés, nightclubs, and other attractions.
Rooms
The Hotel Playa Mazatlan offers 410 guestrooms in 4-5 story, sand-colored buildings with brick accents and red-tile roofs. Balconies or patios provide garden or ocean views. Decor includes terra-cotta tile floors, rough-textured, cream-colored walls and ceilings, brick accents at beds’ heads, blue bedspreads, white drapes, dark-wood furniture, and brightly colored Mexican tiles on walls, in bathrooms, and on furniture tops. |
Room Amenities
- Cable/satellite TV
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Makeup mirror
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Television
- Window opens
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Recreation
Three heated swimming pools lie within quiet courtyards. The rectangular main pool measures 21 by 11 meters (70 by 35 ft). A jungle rock garden with waterfall and koi pond borders a 17-meter-long (56-ft) freeform pool, which is paired with a 4.5-meter-wide (15-ft) spa tub. The third pool is a 14-meter-long (46-ft) oval adjacent to a tall, tiered fountain.
Furnished with extra-large, thatched-roof palapas, the hotel's beach frontage extends 225 meters (246 yds) along the ocean, which is usually calm because of shelter provided by Deer Island. Sand and palapas extend around the hotel's south end, offering extra room for sunbathing and shaded snoozing as well as for a volleyball net.
Water sports are available at an adjacent beach and include parasailing flights, banana-boat rides, and rentals for personal watercraft, sailboats, and kayaks. Independent operators also offer scuba diving and snorkeling excursions as well as trips to Deer Island and other islands.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Swimming on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Aerobics on site
- Volleyball on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Hunting nearby
- Bird watching nearby
Property Amenities
Supervised daily outdoor activities are available for children ages 4-12 during the day. A complimentary fitness center contains cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights. Three reception-area computers provide high-speed Internet access, with the first three minutes complimentary.
Ground transportation:
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Poolside bar
- Spa tub
- Concierge services
- Fitness equipment
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Parking (valet)
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Parking garage
- Parking (secure)
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Exhibit space
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Number of rooms: 410
- Number of floors: 4-5
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Hair salon
- Currency exchange
- Tour assistance
- Medical assistance available
- Dry cleaning service
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Supervised child care/activities
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is 1 PM
Dining
Terraza Playa - Beachfront restaurant/bar with terrace seating under wood-beamed ceiling featuring bougainvillea on roof. Buffet and ŕ la carte breakfasts, ŕ la carte lunch and dinner. Mexican specialties, seafood, chicken, steak. Live music nightly. Fireworks show on Sundays.
Fiesta Mexicana - Family-style buffet and music/dance folkloric show in air-conditioned theater. Weekly shows presented since 1966. Four times weekly in high seasons, twice weekly in low seasons.
Los Tejabanes - Casual, poolside spot with umbrella tables and shaded area under rustic brick-and-wood ceiling with blossom-draped roof. Breakfast dishes, appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, shrimp, fish, steak, tropical drinks. Open morning to evening (or late night, depending on business).
La Playita Snack Bar - Casual, beachside spot with seating at thatched-roof palapa tables. Open for breakfast and lunch. Snack foods, light meals, tropical drinks.
Ice Cream Stand - Open daily from mid-morning to early evening.
Address
Ave Playa Gaviotas 202
PO Box 207
Mazatlan, Sinaloa 82110
Mexico
Nearest major airport:
Mazatlan, Mexico (MZT-Gen Rafael Buelna)
Area:
Zona Dorada, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
